by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Nov 13, 2009 | Biker Rights, General Legal, News, Noise Laws, Other, Riding Attire, Wrongful Death
STOCKTON – California The Police Department will hold checkpoints tonight and Saturday to catch drunken drivers. The checkpoint starts at 6 p.m. and continues until 2 a.m. It will be set up in the area of Roosevelt Street and Wilson Way. On Saturday, the...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | May 23, 2009 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, EPA, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
** 6/2/09 Update: California State Senator Fran Pavley a few months ago made herself motorcycle public enemy number one in California after she introduced legislation that would have required smog checks for all motorcycles of model year 2000 or newer. The bill...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Oct 15, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Editorial, Education, EPA, News, Noise Laws, Regulations, Riding Your Motorcycle
Oakland has spent $15,000 on mufflers to make their police department’s Harleys safer — and noisier than federal standards. Chronicle photo by Kat Wade Over in Oakland they like it loud – so loud that all 45 of the Police Department’s...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Jun 8, 2008 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Criminal Law, Editorial, Education, General Legal, Helmet Laws, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Long Beach police said on Friday they will be beefing up their enforcement of motorcycle noise, particularly on Ocean Boulevard. It is illegal in California to modify a motorcycle’s exhaust to make it louder; the citable limit for...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Aug 15, 2007 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, EPA, General Legal, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
It looks like Anaheim, California is the latest California City to go after Bikers for loud pipes! Well here we go again. Rather than using law enforcement resources to go after criminals, drunk drivers, and the like, another California City is instead going after...
by Norman Gregory Fernandez | Aug 6, 2007 | Articles, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Biker Rights, Editorial, Education, EPA, General Legal, In The Wind, News, Noise Laws, Regulations
It looks like the loud pipe crackdown is starting to spread across the nation. I have written articles about Malibu, California, and Denver, Colorado cracking down on loud pipes. I have now heard reports from people calling my office that certain cities in the Inland...